How To Pull Sound From YouTube Videos?

Cowgal

Using Mac OSX 10.4, Safari will download a YouTube vid, but it is coming as an .html file, and says it is an Application. I've tried changing the suffix to .flv, .wma, and .wmv, but it still does not "take." I want only the sound, as an MP3, so I downloaded Switch and the Flip4Mac, but to no avail. Switch says it cannot read the file, perhaps it is not supported. So I need to know how to make the YouTube file convertable. Help! Peggy

raceww

Cowgal wrote:

Using Mac OSX 10.4, Safari will download a YouTube vid, but it is coming as an .html file, and says it is an Application. I've tried changing the suffix to .flv, .wma, and .wmv, but it still does not "take." I want only the sound, as an MP3, so I downloaded Switch and the Flip4Mac, but to no avail. Switch says it cannot read the file, perhaps it is not supported. So I need to know how to make the YouTube file convertable. Help! Peggy

I know of a couple of methods to achieve what you want, but first, have you considered that what you are downloading may actually be an html file and not the video that you want?

One simple method would be to visit this site http://www.sothinkmedia.com/guide/download-video.htm and download a plug-in for Firefox that will download video as flv files. The same site has links to software that will convert flv to mpg or whatever else. Then you can use Switch to make the final conversion to mp3.

Alternatively you can use the procedure given below based upon - http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/04/d...-mp4-files.html The terminology used below is for Windows machines but there is equivalent functionality for MAC

http://www.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=...TURE&fmt=18

is the model URL for ripping youtube videos

Example:

Louis Armstrong and Velma Middleton - St. Louis Blues http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nwHdvxEDaU

Load the video and then "View source" - look for video_id parameter and t (SIGNATURE) parameter.

Searching for the First reference to video_id found the following

var swfArgs = {"vq": null, "video_id": "9nwHdvxEDaU", "l": 375, "sk": "LkEVTlk0wNbMtGMQNje4LE8YKiNnXBHYC",

"fmt_map": "", "t": "OEgsToPDskJ9GP6D-8e-GudR3QuBTFlr", "hl": "en", "plid": "AARV2PhH6DBLNE4YAAAAqAAwABg"};

Here ID is 9nwHdvxEDaU and t (SIGNATURE) is OEgsToPDskJ9GP6D-8e-GudR3QuBTFlr

Create a "shortcut" to

http://www.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=...TURE&fmt=18

and substitute 9nwHdvxEDaU for ID and OEgsToPDskJ9GP6D-8e-GudR3QuBTFlr for SIGNATURE

click on the shortcut and save the video as an MP4 file under a name of your choosing. The use Switch to convert the mp4 to an mp3.

Good luck.

Cowgal

raceww wrote:

I know of a couple of methods to achieve what you want, but first, have you considered that what you are downloading may actually be an html file and not the video that you want?

One simple method would be to visit this site http://www.sothinkmedia.com/guide/download-video.htm and download a plug-in for Firefox that will download video as flv files. The same site has links to software that will convert flv to mpg or whatever else. Then you can use Switch to make the final conversion to mp3.

Alternatively you can use the procedure given below based upon - http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/04/d...-mp4-files.html The terminology used below is for Windows machines but there is equivalent functionality for MAC

http://www.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=...TURE&fmt=18

is the model URL for ripping youtube videos

Example:

Louis Armstrong and Velma Middleton - St. Louis Blues http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nwHdvxEDaU

Load the video and then "View source" - look for video_id parameter and t (SIGNATURE) parameter.

Searching for the First reference to video_id found the following

var swfArgs = {"vq": null, "video_id": "9nwHdvxEDaU", "l": 375, "sk": "LkEVTlk0wNbMtGMQNje4LE8YKiNnXBHYC",

"fmt_map": "", "t": "OEgsToPDskJ9GP6D-8e-GudR3QuBTFlr", "hl": "en", "plid": "AARV2PhH6DBLNE4YAAAAqAAwABg"};

Here ID is 9nwHdvxEDaU and t (SIGNATURE) is OEgsToPDskJ9GP6D-8e-GudR3QuBTFlr

Create a "shortcut" to

http://www.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=...TURE&fmt=18

and substitute 9nwHdvxEDaU for ID and OEgsToPDskJ9GP6D-8e-GudR3QuBTFlr for SIGNATURE

click on the shortcut and save the video as an MP4 file under a name of your choosing. The use Switch to convert the mp4 to an mp3.

Good luck.

[deleted]

Hi,

An flv extension for your browser or Keep Video to download the .flv.

Then use switch which will strip the audio off and compress it to your desired output format.

Cowgal

Hi, Michael, and thanks a lot for an answer. However, I am new to this, and I do not know how I would put an .flv extension on my browser? Nor do I find a Keep Video command. When I load a vid, and right click, I only get two options, Settings, and About Adobe Flash Player.

I am on Mac OSX 104, and using Safari (but I also have Firefox, if that is any help). I have been trying to open the Activity window when the vid loads, and then Opt/2-click on the vid's name there, but it always says it contains an application and proceed?

Sorry to need such hand-holding, but as I said, this is totally new to me. If you could step me through, I would sure appreciate it!

Peggy

MichaelJee wrote:

Hi,

An flv extension for your browser or Keep Video to download the .flv.

Then use switch will will strip the audio off and compress it to your desired output format.

M

[deleted]

Hi Peggy,

Searching is your friend.

1 – Click on the hyperlink I posted above “keep video”

2 – Click THIS for an example of how to search for things you don’t know

3 - Try search strings like THIS

Hope this helps more.

Cowgal

Groovy. And a big duh on me not realizing those were links.

As I said, this is all new to me. Sure is exciting fun, though!

MichaelJee wrote:

Hi Peggy,

Searching is your friend.

1 – Click on the hyperlink I posted above “keep video”

2 – Click THIS for an example of how to search for things you don’t know

3 - Try search strings like THIS

Hope this helps more.

clement52

If you want to pull sound from youtube video, it will be easier for you to do it by using some program, which can help you extract audio from youtube videos on your computer, and it also can help you rip sound from youtube online. I always use it to help me get music from youtube, and the audio quality is awesome.